Hungary

  • Sep 25, 2003
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HUNGARY: Postabank purchase

Austria's Erste Bank won the bidding for state-owned Postabank (PB), Hungary's eighth largest...

Hungary
  • Sep 23, 2003
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HUNGARY: Investment scandal threatens government

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in K&H Bank will take place on October 6 to...

Hungary
  • Sep 19, 2003
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EASTERN EUROPE/IMF: Favourable forecast

The IMF said yesterday that growth in the EU accession countries is picking up, and that the...

  • Sep 18, 2003
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HUNGARY: Competitive cuts

The government approved tax and spending cuts yesterday to improve competitiveness and curb the...

Hungary
  • Sep 15, 2003
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HUNGARY: Steel sale

The state privatisation agency (APV) today announced a tender for the sale of a 79.5% stake in...

Hungary
  • Sep 11, 2003
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL/IRAQ: Polish-led force enters the fray

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 6 described the deployment of a Polish-led...

Iraq
  • Sep 9, 2003
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HUNGARY: Chemical firms have ambitious expansion plans

Chemical producer BorsodChem said on September 4 that it would launch a new phase of its capacity...

Hungary
  • Sep 8, 2003
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HUNGARY: Trimming taxes

The governing coalition agreed on Friday to cut income tax rates next year from 40% to 38%, from...

Hungary